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  • Nº77 # Date: 2017-01-24 - 09:00
  • # Max Depth: 30.3m Duration: 64mins
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  • Dive type : Recreational, Deep dive, Drift, Reef
  • Visibility: Average Water: Salt
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  • Weights: 2 kg
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  • 1. Nitrox 32
  • 12L Steel
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  • Average depth: 15.1m
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Species Identified

Lysiosquillina lisa Ahyong & Randall, 2001 (giant spearing mantis shrimp)
Odontodactylus scyllarus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Peacock Mantis Shrimp)
Stenopus hispidus (Olivier, 1811) (banded coral shrimp)
Achaeus japonicus (De Haan, 1839) (Orangutang crab)
Vir philippinensis Bruce and Svoboda, 1984
Neopetrolisthes maculatus (H. Milne Edwards, 1837) (porcelain anemone crab)
Diodon hystrix Linnaeus, 1758 (Spot-fin porcupinefish)
Chromodoris willani Rudman, 1982 (willan's chromodoris)
Pterois antennata (Bloch, 1787) (Broadbarred firefish) Occurs in lagoon and seaward reefs. Hides in crevices under rocks and coral formations during the day and hunts at night. Typically with head towards the safety of their hide-out or narrow passage . Feeds on shrimps and...
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Colochirus robustus Östergren, 1898
Dendrochirus zebra (Cuvier, 1829) (Zebra turkeyfish) Found on coral, rubble, or rock bottoms of reef flats ; also in coastal to outer reef habitats in sheltered lagoons and in caves, sometimes in small aggregations. Usually shallow, from 3-60m but also reported to 80 m dep...
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Myrichthys colubrinus (Boddaert, 1781) (Harlequin snake-eel) Adults occur in shallow sandy flats and seagrass beds . Benthic . Commonly seen hunting during the day .
Cymbacephalus beauforti (Knapp, 1973) (Crocodile fish) Lives on sand or rubble substrates of sheltered or semi-exposed reefs to a depth of at least 8 m . Well camouflaged on reefs .
Gymnothorax javanicus (Bleeker, 1859) (Giant moray)
Gymnothorax thyrsoideus (Richardson, 1845) (slender moray) Fairly common inhabitant of reef flats where it is usually encountered in shallow tidal pools. Often in shipwrecks; usually in pairs or small aggregations, and shares habitat with other morays .
Gymnothorax flavimarginatus (Rüppell, 1830) (Yellow-edged moray)
Pomacanthus imperator (Bloch, 1787) (Angel fish) Juveniles are encountered under ledges, or in holes of outer lagoon patch reefs or semi-protected areas of exposed channels and outer reef flats. Subadults move to reef front holes and surge channels. Large adults inhabi...
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Heniochus varius (Cuvier, 1829) (Horned bannerfish) Occur in deep lagoons and steep outer reef slopes, with mixed algae and coral growth . Solitary or in small groups. Feed on corals and other invertebrates . Oviparous . Form pairs during breeding . Maximum depth reported taken from Ref. 48636.
Zanclus cornutus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Moorish idol)

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